The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-05-11
FLORIDA.

FLORIDA.
The rebuilding of the National Bank in
the burned district ut st. Augustine has be-
gun, and will be completed by August |.
The gentlemen who have the subscription
lists for funds to rebuild the Cathedral at
ST. Augustine are meeting with unexpected
success. The contributions are liberal in
amount and cheerfully given.
At st. Augustine large quantities of
coquina is being taken from the ruins and
used for sidewalks and repairing the city
streets. Mr.. Halett has laid handsome
walk in front of his property on Orange
street with this material.
Capt R. G. Howell, of the Second Artil-
lery died at the Mt Vernon Barracks, Ala,
on May q He was a son-in-law of Gen. r.
B. Ayres, and was highly esteemed by the
officers and men of the regiment. The gar
rison flag is at half-mast, and badges OF
mourning viii be worn for thirty days.
That portion of the Cushman property
lying west of Cushman's alley and fronting
on Intendencia and Government streets,
Pensacola, was sold Monday to David
Wright, Of New York, for $4,000. This
makes an even S45, 900 the same gentleman
has invested in Pensacola real estate in the
past month.
The town of Palatka Heights is preparing
to take vote on the question of erecting
public school building, and the Council will
consider an ordinance at its next meeting
providing for an election for that purpose.
1t is proposed to raise 81, 900 in this manner,
and that sum will be supplemented by prl-
vate subscriptions
At St. Augustine on Friday as William
Kennish was about to step in carriage on
his way to the depot, he found that his
pocketbook was missing. 1t contained $500
in cash and a number of valuable papers
| He was about to leave for Brooklyn at the
| time he discovered his loss. He remained
until the next day but failed to recover his
| property.
The huge derrick and other parapherna-
| liza which We're used in boring the great ar
tesian well at the Ponce de Leon Hotel at
| st. Augustine have been removed. A cap
has been placed over the pipe temporarily,
| and whenever required water will flow at
| about the rate of 9,000,0 900 gallons per day,
enough to supply city three times the size
| of that.
Mai. w. P Copper, chief of the land de-
partment of the Florida Southern Railway
| Company, says that there is at present
greater demand for the lands of the COM
| pany than for months past, and that he is
| making great many sales. His Western
correspondence is growing very rapidly,
| and great portion of the land has been sold
to California people.
Tuesday evening the bids for furnishing
fuel forage for the ensuing year for the
United States Garrison at St Augustine
were opened. The amount required is l, $50
cords of wood, 80 tons stone coal, 1890
pounds of oats, $500 pounds of hay and
$500 pounds of straw Henry A. Darling,
Jr., & Co., were the lowest bidders for Goa,
oats, hay and straw, and j. K. Llambias for
wood.
The latest purchase made by Mr.. w. H.
Flagler will add another feature to the
many attractions which st. Augustine al
ready possesses Monday the completion OF
the purchase of $50 acres of land from r. j.
Oliver, at Moultrie creek, was made by this
! public-spirited gentleman for the purpose, it
is said, of constructing handsome driving
park. The village of Moultrie is thriving
town on Moultrie creek, six miles
south of st. Augustine, and is located
in a high, rolling pine country. A shell
road is to be built from st. Angus
the park is also on the line of the proposed
new railroad down the coast to New Smyr-
ma.
About a month ago H. r. Mcleod, OF
Orange creek, was out in the woods on
horseback, with double-barrel shotgun,
looking around. He spied large buck, and
let him have both barrels, which were loaded
with buckshot. The deer tumbled over, and
Mac went up to him, drew his knife, seized
hold of the antlers and drew the bucks
head over to cut his throat. That is he
made the attempt, but soon discovered that
he had hold of lively corpse, and one that
was full of war and wrath. Mac and the
buck had it nip and tuck He wanted to
let go and run, but that meant death
, to him, He attempted to- change his
knife from his left to his right hand
and in making the attempt cut an artery in
his right wrist. The blood flew, and the
palmettocs were dyed with the fast flowing
life-blood of Mac, who was momentarily
getting weaker, and the deer improving in
action, wind and strength every second.
Just as everything was beginning to swim
and things were turning blue,n said Mac
Il saw my old dog coming a-charging y
Just at the nick of time the courageous dog
dashed in and seized the buck by the nose
threw him, and Mac succeeded in killing
the deer He bound up his bleeding hand
as best he could and got back to camp
where his companions cared for him. The
dog saved McLeod's life, as an angry
wounded buck is a dangerous animal. Mac
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